EST. 1988 . . . #El Paso Strong - Strength in Faith, Strength of Character . . . The El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors will hold their final 2019 Meeting this Wednesday August 28 at 5:30 PM @ the Wyndham Hotel Conference Center . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past into our 32nd Year of Existence . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . Our web site has over 1.534 Million views and we thank you . . . For Sunday the 25th day of August 2019 we continue our "Exceptional 8 Roll Call" featuring 8 members at a time on our scrolling marquee: Class of 2013 Honoree Alonso Beltran the City "Player of the Year" for Socorro High School, All Conference selection at New Mexico Junior College, drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers and the Toronto Blue Jays, also pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations and the Mexican Olympic Team; Class of 2009 Honoree Alton Lawrence “Larry” Stelley the All District and All State cleanup hitter for the 1965 Austin High School Panthers Final Four State Semi-Finalist and played and earned “Wally Moon Award” at Texas A & M University and Class of 1998 Honoree Andre C. Rabouin who pitched at Andress High School and Pan American University, drafted by Cincinnati Reds, also played professionally in Mexico and in the Dominican Republic . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Ruben Porras
Inducted in 1991
Led Bowie High School to 1949 Texas High School State Championship
Graduated from Bowie in 1951 after leading Bears to Bi-District playoffs in 1950
Turned down a scholarship to pitch for Idaho University and started professional career in 1951 with the El Paso Texans
In 1951, the Texans opened their exhibition season against the New York Yankees and fresh out of high school he pitched against Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Hank Bauer
In 1952 he injured his arm pitching in the Mexican Winter League
Following two years of military service with the US Army he tried to resume his career but his arm never recaptured its magic
He attributes his success to his legendary Coach Nemo Herrera at Bowie High School who, “not only taught him the fundamentals of baseball but how to win”.
